Mariner won the last time they faced Ida Baker, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mariner Tritons walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Ida Baker Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mariner.
Max Gonzalez looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kelan Jamison picked up the save, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Guth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
On Ida Baker's side, they got a good showing from Keegan Pitstick, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Ida Baker saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Donnelly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mariner is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Ida Baker, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-8.
Mariner will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ida Baker: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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